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Bills, Letters and Deeds: Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th Centuries: v.6 (Nasser D.Khalili Collection of Islamic Art S.) - Tapa dura

Khan, Geoffrey

 
9780197276051: Bills, Letters and Deeds: Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th Centuries: v.6 (Nasser D.Khalili Collection of Islamic Art S.)
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ISBN 10: 0197276059 ISBN 13: 9780197276051
Editorial: Khalili Collections, 1996

Sinopsis

This volume of the Khalili Collection catalogues approximately 250 Arabic documents written on papyrus. Each accompanied by a plate, the entries are catalogued according to the type of document, firstly accounts, secondly legal documents, and thirdly, letters. Most of the documents date from the eighth or ninth centuries A.D. A large number of the papyri came from Fustat, the old Arab capital of Egypt. Nearly all published Arabic papyri came from southern Egypt. The Khalili collection contains the first Arabic document that has been discovered to have been written in northern Iraq. The documents are an important primary source for socio-economic history, palaeography, and diplomatics. The text is supported by notes, up-to-date bibliography, and index.

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The Khalili Collection is the greatest collection of Islamic art in private hands. This volume catalogues approximately 250 Arabic documents written on papyrus and owned by the Collection. The entries are catalogued according to the type of document: firstly accounts, secondly legal documents, and thirdly letters. Most of the documents date from the 8th or 9th centuries AD. A large number of the papyri came from Fustat, the old Arab capital of Egypt. Nearly all published Arabic papyri came from southern Egypt. The Khalili Collection contains the first Arabic document that has been discovered to have been written in northern Iraq.

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Editorial
Khalili Collections
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0197276059
ISBN 13 
9780197276051
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
292
Contacto del fabricante
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